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former ntsb investigator is with us tonight. the early read from the voice and data recorders were the ingins were performing fine, the flaps were set. yet this plane somehow slips far below the approach speed. what are your thoughts? >> that's going to be a big question that needs to be answered. the board has to verify that that was the correct speed for the weight. but then they have to find out why the crew didn't monitor that speed and see that it was falling below their target earlier than they did. it's apparent that one of the crew members said increase your speed. but by then the accident sequence was already happening. and by the time they reacted and pushed the power up, the airplane settled into the ground. >> back me up a second. i know planes have auto throttle. is this the case where that would have been controlling the speed or would the pilots have positive control? >> it's a combination of both. that's what the board is going to have to ferret out is were they using part of the automation or a lot of the automa
former ntsb investigator is with us tonight. the early read from the voice and data recorders were the ingins were performing fine, the flaps were set. yet this plane somehow slips far below the approach speed. what are your thoughts? >> that's going to be a big question that needs to be answered. the board has to verify that that was the correct speed for the weight. but then they have to find out why the crew didn't monitor that speed and see that it was falling below their target...
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the ntsb saying asiana flight 214 was traveling well below its target landing speed and that the plane's eerienced pilot was new to the 777. unrest in egypt continues pushing up the price of oil. late breaking detail of that. plus 19 arizona firefighters remembered in a solemn ceremony. >>> d-day for american espionage suspect edward snowden. and 40 people still missing from a highly explosive train derailment. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is "early today" for monday, july 8th. >>> good morning to you. i'm richard lui. as investigators work to find the cause of saturday's deadly plane crash in san francisco, this morning there is word it's happened again. this time in alaska. officials say all ten people on board were killed when the small plane went down sunday and burst into flames. the single engine plane crashed just after takeoff around 11:00 a.m. local time. no word yet on a cause but it's the second small plane crash in alaska since june 28th. in a state where air traffic is very common. the team from the national transportation safety board is on its way to
the ntsb saying asiana flight 214 was traveling well below its target landing speed and that the plane's eerienced pilot was new to the 777. unrest in egypt continues pushing up the price of oil. late breaking detail of that. plus 19 arizona firefighters remembered in a solemn ceremony. >>> d-day for american espionage suspect edward snowden. and 40 people still missing from a highly explosive train derailment. "early today" starts right now. >> announcer: this is...
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that is featuring the ntsb. this he will update us on their latest findings in regards to the crashed flight at sfo. that starts at 11:30. we'll also bring that to you live, of course. logon at any time to nbcbayarea.com to find out the latest information. we have reporters on the scene and we're covering this story from every angle as this happened saturday morning. and you can see the first responders there. i think that's chief greg sir there in the background there. joanne hayes white, san francisco fire chief is there as well. we are not sure who going to be taking the podium but we'll be hearing from the first responders for the flight 214 as it came in to sfo on saturday. we've also been reporting all morning long that the parts of the two victims, two 16-year-olds who died in this crash, they are right now in the air. they have left china. they left china about 5:00 our time this morning. they are taking the very same route that their daughters took just a couple of days ago. that means they are flying a
that is featuring the ntsb. this he will update us on their latest findings in regards to the crashed flight at sfo. that starts at 11:30. we'll also bring that to you live, of course. logon at any time to nbcbayarea.com to find out the latest information. we have reporters on the scene and we're covering this story from every angle as this happened saturday morning. and you can see the first responders there. i think that's chief greg sir there in the background there. joanne hayes white, san...
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. >> from the ntsb, dramatic photos from the debris of flight 214 including rocks and boulders. and this photo showing the extensive fire damage in the economy section of the plane. had passengers not escaped as quickly as they did, the number of dead and injured would have surely be higher. in seoul, some of the flight attendants have now returned home. >> we're lucky to come home but there's still colleagues left in san francisco. it breaks my heart when i think of them. >> salvage crews have begun moving the wreckage to a remote location on the airfield. san francisco is hoping to repair and reopen the runway by sunday or monday. meanwhile they're looking into why the pilots struggled to line up properly for landing and failed to monitor their air speed. the flight data recorder shows the plane's engines and automatted systems were working proposerly at the time of the crash. >> there's no abnormal behavior of the autopilot or throttle. >> did the crew know how to use the automated systems? said the auto throttle didn't kick in and boost their speed when they came in too low
. >> from the ntsb, dramatic photos from the debris of flight 214 including rocks and boulders. and this photo showing the extensive fire damage in the economy section of the plane. had passengers not escaped as quickly as they did, the number of dead and injured would have surely be higher. in seoul, some of the flight attendants have now returned home. >> we're lucky to come home but there's still colleagues left in san francisco. it breaks my heart when i think of them. >>...